Activities at Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home

In order to support residents’ relatives and friends, and the local community, Barchester’s Maple Leaf Care Home in Grantham is launching a new, regular, monthly dementia café starting on Monday 11th September.

Each month, on the Second Monday of the month at 10am – 12.30pm the dementia café will be open for all to come along and meet others who are supporting friends and family living with dementia, or who think a loved one may have dementia.  It will be a chance to find out about coping strategies, how to get a diagnosis and what support is available from like-minded people.  Come along for a cuppa, a slice of cake and a chance to relax and unwind.

Barchester Healthcare are proud to announce that our Maple Leaf Lodge and Newton House Care Homes in Grantham are to become collection points for the Grantham Foodbank.

Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with foodbanks helping prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems.

The Grantham Foodbank is proud to serve the local community and support those in need.

Our homes communities’ team were privileged to meet Dorothy and Chris at the Grantham Foodbank and to be able to see the incredible work that takes place.

Residents at Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Grantham, run by Barchester Healthcare, are celebrating Housekeeping Week, which takes place from September 3-9. Residents wanted to thank all the wonderful housekeeping staff at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of those living there.

Housekeeping Week is an annual event held every year during September.  The week is dedicated to recognising the efforts of hard-working housekeeping staff around the world. 

Residents and staff reminisced about how housekeeping has changed during their lifetime, residents talked about when they first got domestic appliances such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners, and how their lives were changed by advances in technology over the years.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Maple Leaf Lodge, as one of its residents reaches her 101st Birthday in style.

Barbara was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as the home held an afternoon tea party to celebrate Barbara’s special day.

The birthday girl, said: “The key to a long life is to be happy, life is going to throw things at you, and you just have to get on with it”

Among those relatives attending was her Daughter and Son in law. Who played host for the afternoon to lots of guests. Speaking about the centenarian, a close friend said: “Barbara is and has been a fantastic friend to so many and it has been a pleasure to have been her friend for the past 60 years.”

We took full advantage of the sun shining this afternoon and took our activities outside!

We love being outside in our beautiful garden as it makes everyone smile and there is so much to see. As resident Graham was going around he told us the names of all the different flowers and told us his favourite is a rose. Resident Ivy said all we need now is a gin and tonic, so to her request we went and got one after seeing how tall the sunflower had grown. The gents then had a competitive game of Molkky in which resident Peter won. The afternoon was enjoyed by all

Residents from Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Grantham were filled with joy during their visit to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. Residents were able to see animals from all round the world in person, and had a chance to enjoy a live bird show, where they were able to see the birds up close and watch them fly over their heads!

For one particular resident the visit to the zoo saw her wish come true. Resident Sheila loves animals and shared with the Maple Leaf team that a visit to the zoo “would be a dream come true!”

Sheila was delighted when her dream wish became a reality!

Residents were able to spend the day at the zoo, and enjoyed a packed lunch and snacks provided by the homes hospitality team, and singing songs on the way home on the home’s minibus.